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C.I.T. Crisis Intervention Training for
Law Enforcement Officers
38 Hour P.D.S.T. Certified Course
The Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) is an innovative first-responder model of police-based crisis intervention with community, health care, and advocacy partnerships. CIT provides law enforcement-based crisis intervention training for assisting those individuals with a mental illness, and improves the safety of patrol officers, consumers, family members, and citizens within the community. crT is a program that provides the foundation necessary to promote community and statewide solutions to assist individuals with a mental illness. The CrT Model reduces both stigma and the need for further involvement with the criminal justice system. CIT provides a forum for effective problem solving regarding the interaction between the crim inal justice and mental health care system and creates the context for sustainable change.
-Crisis Intervention Team Core Elements http://cit.memphis.edu/CoreElements.pdf
July 16 - 19 2012
September 17 - 20 2012
November 26 - 29 2012
January 14 - 17 2013
March 11-14 2013
May13-t6 2013
Location: Oakland Police Administration Building 455 7th Street, Oakland, CA
Cost: $25.00 per person
For more details OPD Training Division: Officer Doria Neff Or Office: 510.238.3552 To Register Contact: [email protected]
Hosted by: The Oakland Police Department
[n partnership with Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services
~ Alameda County BHCS / Oakland Police Department
Crisis Intervention Training (CIT)
Course Summaries Overview of Mental Illness: Explanation of most common signs/symptoms and behaviors associated with schizophrenia/bipolar disorder/anxiety/depression which are often present when police are called.
Psych Meds and Street Drugs: Give officers a general overview of prescriptions related to diagnoses and the effects on the brain. Also covers what the lack of meds does, what and how street drugs are related .. .large number of individuals suffering from mental illness also have substance abuse problem (co-occurring / dual-diagnosis).
Patients Rights and LPS Investigations: Instructor gives the information from a patient's rights point of view... This class also covers grave disability in depth and discusses designation of facilities.
Writing Effective 5150's and Alameda County Structure and Resources: Provides officers with good and bad examples of documentation on paperwork they write on 5150 calls for servIce ... Class also outlines the Counties structure and access to services so they may assist/educate families and consumers when making contact with them.
Cultural Responsiveness: Brings to light the differences cultures and ethnic groups have in regards to mental illness ... attempts to identify ways to bridge the gap when communicating, help the officer understand similarities and differences as well as dispel any stereotyping Includes Veterans, LGBTQ and homeless communities ...
Older Adults: The class focuses on older adults and point out problem solving strategies for encountering someone suffering from dementia, which is a medical condition, ... etc. Is a psych hold appropriate? What are my other choices?
Homelessness: This is a brief class which attempts to shed light on the very complex relationship between homelessness, mental illness and substance abuse ... as well as observing an individuals rights to choose a life style and treatment program which suits their needs.
Suicide Assessment: Part 1 - The class reviews specific warning signs and information related to potentially suicidal individuals and ways for officers to connect as a first responder to anything from suicidal ideation to a suicide attempt. The class discusses what information is needed when documenting a suicide or attempt suicide. Part 2 - A mother shares her families story of her daughters suicide.
Youth and Mental Health: This course looks at the specific infonnation that is helpful when assessing youths. while deciphering between behavioral issues/parenting issues and mental health. Also attempts to problem solve for officers interactions with group homes.
Combat to Community: http://www.swords-to-plowshares.org/combat-to-community/ A 4 hour version of the 8 hour training developed to help first responders recognize and identify veterans and behaviors that may be associated with someone who has recently returned from overseas. Also includes a Vet Center Psychologist who discusses PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury and how to respond to someone suffering from symptoms
Consumer and Family Perspective: 2 Family members and 2 consumers share their personal stories of 5150 calls tor service involving officers and what worked and what could have been improved. They also host a lunch and do an interactive exercise with the class.
Developmental Disabilities: East Bay Regional Center comes to point out similarities and differences when interacting with individuals who have developmental disabilities and how they often time can be confused. Explain their Crisis Response Program
Site Visits: Opportunity for officers to tour: John George - Designated Adult Psychiatric Intake FaciJity for Alameda County Willow Rock - Designated Youth (12-17) Psychiatric Intake Facility for Alameda County Cherry HilI - Detox Facility in Alameda County
Threat.Assessment: This class aims to reinforce the perception of a threat and proper responses when faced with behaviors associated with mental illness.
Crisis De-Escalation: Officers are taught techniques and strategies to use when encountering a crisis and ways to attempt to deescalate the individual.
Police Stress and Wellness: A real look at the officers own personal story. How they cope and take care ofthemselves when faced with critical incidents, stresses of the job etc.
Role Play Scenarios: Officers get an opportunity to practice the skill they have learned throughout the week when an outside company creates reality based scenarios to test their abilitites.
Alameda County: Crisis Intertervention Training (CIT)
Oakland Police Department ~ .
Monday II-Mar-IS Tuesday 1~-Mar-13
\Velcome 07000700 Re-cap / Housekeeping Collet and Bal!;els Coffee and Donuts
lntroduction:What is CIT' Oll(K) \Vclcome: AC Tori!>o 07:10 Cultural Respon.~ivemess
(WOO (;ij!;i Crowder -IlHCS
OIHK) Overview ofMentallllness I
RachaeJ Cresci 09151100 Older Adult Population
Malikah Taylor
1115 Psych Meds and Street Drugs Ad ul t Protective Ser\'ices10·1·"
1100 Homelessness
Ole. D. Neff
1215-1:11.'1
CllJlrles Raynor 1215
Lucy Kasdin 1200Lunch
t\!(Kl-IS(Kl Lunch
LPS Investigations
1,,00
lSI:, Patients Rights and
IS(KI Suicide Assessment
Ole. D. Neff' F"ancesea Tenenbaunl
II I Janis Dou~hty: AI'SP
and
Alameda BHCS Structure &
1515 Writing Effective 6150's
1500 Youth and
Resources Mental Health
Ollieer Doria Nelr Ccce Mendoza
t700 li(K) Ore. D, Nell'
-, Steflhanie Lewis
1700 Dismissalli(Kl Dismissal
Wednesday Is-Mar-IS
moo Rc-cap / HOllsekeeping Coffee and Mullins
0730 Combat to Community
Swo"ds to Plowshares
II:lO Dr. David Joseph - Vet C"nter
11·]·5 Consumer and Family
Perspective
Hosted Lunch & Slidesho\\'
13+.'1 Annie Kim & Yallil Alter
IHKl Developmental
Disabilities
Ruth (;r""nherg & Lili (;amel~l
(-"00 East Bay Rc¢onal Center
'-"00 Site Vlsits
John (;eurge Pavilion
Cherry Hill 17(>0 Willow Rock
170O Dismissal
Thursday 14-Mar-IS
0700 Re-cap / Housel{eepin~
Colfee and Bal!els
Threat07S0
Assessment
O!lilO Officer J, Shannon
Of) 1-5 Crisis De-Escalation
I~()() Officer J. Shannon
I LUllch
Role Play Scenarios
12(Kl- I:lOO
]j(K)
II-SO PointAcross Info Network
Police Stress and Wellness
l['·~;' Officer J. Shannon
Ir;()() Course De-Brief
Post Survey
IGjO GI'aduation
Dismissal1700
CIT: Cumulative Participation by Agency
Fiscal Year 2011-2012
Alameda County I ._.
Agency Jul2011 Aug 2011 Sep 2011 Oct 2011 Jan 2012 Feb 2012 Mar 2012 May 2012 Jun 2012 Total
Alameda PO 4 1 5 ACSO 2 2 2 2 10 14 32 BART PO 3 2 8 9 7 4 4 3 4 44 '
Berkeley PO 2 1 1 1 1 1 7 Fremont PO 2 4 I 6
6 1 6Hayward PO
Livermore PO 0 Newark PO 1 1 Oakland PO 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 40 Pleasanton PO 1 4 4 3 4 3 19 San Leandro PO 1 3 1 1 r 6L -
UC Berkeley PO 1 4 2 L 7 Union City PO 1 1 L 2 .
[fatal -
16 15 21 20 24 20 11 22 26 - 175- - . - . - - - - .. - ~
Non-Alameda County Agency Jul2011 Aug 2011 Sep 2011 Oct 2011 Jan 2012 Feb 2012 Mar 2012 May 2012 Jun 2012 Totar
SFPD 1 1
ALca Court Services 1 I 1 [fatal -11 0 I 0 I 0 1
. r
0 r - r - ..
L 2I I. • • • 10 - - .... - - . - -. - .
CIT: Cumulative Participation by Agency Fiscal Year 2012-2013
ALCC Jul2012 Sep 2012 Nov 2012 Jan 2013 Mar 2013 May 2013 Total
1 -
1Alameda PO I
ACSO 2 4 3 2 5 16 BART PO 6 5 4 4 5 24 Berkeley PO 1 1 1 L 3 Fremont PO 1 1 Hayward PO 4 1 5 Livermore PO 1 ! 1. , - -
Newark PO
Oakland PO 4 5 5/2 4 4 24I
Pleasanton PO 4 4 3 11 San Leandro PO -
UC Berkeley PO 1 2 2 5 Union City PO 2 2 5 2 11 -
Oakland Housing 2 1 I 3 Total 19
-24 30 16 16 105- -
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Non-ALCa Jul2012 Sep 2012 Nov 2012 Jan 2013 Mar 2013 May 2013 Total
Pasadena PO 1 1 Daly City 5 3 8-Nevada City 3 3 Grass Valley 2
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2 --
SFPO 3 3 Total 1 0 8 r 6 2 '" 17- - - -~ " . L _